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1953 Map of Baton Rouge East

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Baton Rouge East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Airline Highway and Florida Blvd anchor the expanding postwar landscape of eastern Baton Rouge. The transition from industrial infrastructure to residential development is evident in the sprawling grounds of the Baton Rouge Engineer Depot and the nearby East Baton Rouge Parish Airport. Established neighborhoods like Broadmoor and Goodwood are shown in detail, alongside the Baton Rouge Country Club, illustrating the mid-century suburban shift away from the city center.

Local history is preserved through numerous family landmarks and rural institutions, including Kleinpeter Cem and the Harelson Cem. The survey records a network of rural churches and schools such as St George Ch and Woodlawn Sch that served outlying communities before they were fully integrated into the metropolitan area. Waterways like the Comite River and Jones Creek define the low-lying drainage patterns that shaped the placement of early settlements and railroads, including the Illinois Central lines.